by Pankaj Mondal 5 (28 reviews)

Meta Generator and Version Info Remover

Name: Meta Generator and Version Info Remover
Rating: 5.0 (28 reviews)
Author: Pankaj Mondal

This plugin will remove the version info appended to enqueued style and script urls along with Meta Generator in the head section and in RSS feeds.

Meta Generator and Version Info Remover ranks #2,160 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #154 of 5,058 in the Security category, a 5/5 rating from 28 reviews, and was last updated Sep 23, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1.4)

v17.1 Current Version v17.1

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 23 Sep, 2025

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#154 of 5,058 in Security Top 5% by installs Downloads -43.3% this week No update in over a year

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Active Installs

10K+

-5.7%

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Downloads

234.9K

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Review 5 out of 5

5 (28 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 7.6%

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

28 reviews

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Source: WPVulnerability

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Plugin Details

Version: 17.1
Last Updated: Sep 23, 2025
Requires WP: 3.0+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: 5.3 or higher
Author: Pankaj Mondal

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 28
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to hide identifying details about their site's software stack from public view. It removes version info from enqueued scripts/styles, the WordPress Meta Generator tag, and generator tags from various popular plugins and themes to reduce automated detection by vulnerability scanners.